http://www.nhs.uk/news/2010/02February/Pages/statins-high-cholesterol-diabetes.aspx “Statins raise your chance of diabetes,” said the Daily Mail, but apparently the benefits in terms of heart disease protection still outweigh the risks. Taking the cholesterol-lowering drugs reportedly increases the chance of developing type 2 diabetes by 9%. [I was in that 9% and so was my friend]
